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Iain Tuckett

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Iain Tuckett MBE is a regeneration and community housing pioneer in London, England.

Early life

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Iain Tuckett was a pupil at Bryanston School in Dorset, and then studied at the University of Bristol.

Career

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Tuckett is Executive Director of Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB). He has been very active in the redevelopment of the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, in a 13-acre (53,000 m2) area between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge.[1] He is deputy chairman of the South Bank Employers’ Group and honorary secretary of Thames Festival Trust, Coin Street Centre Trust, Colombo Street Community & Sports Centre, and Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-operative.[2] He is also a board member of the Young Vic Theatre and the North Lambeth & North Southwark Sports Action Zone.

Iain Tuckett was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at London South Bank University in 2004 for his service to the local community.[3] He was awarded an MBE in the January 2013 New Years Honours List.

References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Glancey, Heart of gold, The Guardian, 8 April 2002.
  2. ^ Speakers, Chain Reaction Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, 2008.
  3. ^ In celebration of diversity, London South Bank University, 29 September 2004.
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